我也是在那个时候认识的小铭
“That was also when I met Ming.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“it was him who went to the UK with me for the exchange program.”
我也是 在 那个 时候 认识的小铭
“That was also when I met Ming.”
那他的嫌疑最大
“Then he is the prime suspect.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Prefixing 'Xiao' (Little) before a character of someone's given name is a standard Chinese convention to refer to younger acquaintances, close peers, or friends.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it was also at that time
A useful connective structure to pin an event to a previously mentioned timeframe.
to get to know; to meet
Commonly used to describe the first encounter or initial acquaintance with someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I met Ming”
“Yes, and that's when I realized”
“I just met Ma too.”
“More like the labor contractor I knew back then.”
“We met back in the provincial capital.”
“♪ I carve past years' bonds into the scroll of time ♪ At that time, I'd already considered him my friend.”